Knowledge and the Sacred by Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (9780791401774)

Knowledge and the Sacred - Revised

by Nasr, Seyyed Hossein

Paperback - English

PREFACE

1. Knowledge and Its Desacralization

2. What Is Tradition?

3. The Rediscovery of the Sacred: The Revival of Tradition

4. Scientia Sacra

5. Man, Pontifical and Promethean

6. The Cosmos as Theophany

7. Eternity and the Temporal Order

8. Traditional Art as Fountain of Knowledge and Grace

9. Principial Knowledge and the Multiplicity of Sacred Forms

10. Knowledge of the Sacred as Deliverance

INDEX

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Revised

ISBN

0791401774

EAN

9780791401774

Publisher

ST UNIV OF NEW YORK PR

Publication Date

03 Jul 1989

Pages

352

Weight (kg)

0.41

Dimensions (cm)

22.8 x 12.5 x 2.0

About Author

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is university professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Author of over fifty books, Professor Nasr is a well-known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and in the Islamic world. Born in Tehran, raised from the age of twelve in the United States, and a graduate of MIT and Harvard University, Nasr is well qualified to explain Islam to a Western audience. He appears frequently on Meet the Press, as well as other national news shows.